Symbols are inserted from the Symbol dialog box:

  On the Insert menu, click Symbol and then click the Symbols tab.

 Scroll through the list to find the symbol you want.

 You can use the Subset list to find a symbol quickly if you know what type of symbol it is.

 The Recently used symbols list updates automatically with the symbols you use most often.

 When you've found your symbol, click it.

 Click Insert.

Note   In an English–based system, you can't insert some characters, for example, Thai or Arabic, without setting up additional language support in Microsoft® Office. See Word Help for details on how to do this.